User manual KONICA MINOLTA DYNAX 500SI

[. . . ] Minolta DiMAGE Xt digital camera Lithium-ion battery NP-200 Lithium-ion battery charger BC-300 Hand strap HS-DG100 SD Memory Card AV cable AVC-200 USB cable USB-500 DiMAGE software CD-ROM DiMAGE Instruction Manuals CD-ROM Quick Reference Guide (printed) Minolta International Warranty Certificate Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Mac OS, and the Mac OS logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System. Pentium is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation. [. . . ] Quick View can be used to preview the image. Voice memo cannot be used. The image in the buffer memory can be saved. Without turning the camera off, insert a new memory card into the camera; a save-image message will be displayed. Save image to the card?Yes No Highlight and select "Yes" to store the image on the memory card. If "No" is selected, the image data will be erased. A message will be displayed confirming the image is saved. 55 MOVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING MOVIE RECORDING This camera can record digital video with sound. Total recording time varies with the image size and the memory card capacity, see the navigating the movie menu section on page 58. In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled, see the notes section on page 59. Set the mode dial to the movie/audio recording position. 1 2 Place the subject in the focus frames and press the shutter-release button partway down to lock focus (1). Press the shutter-release button all the way down and release to begin recording (2). The camera will continue to record until the recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed again. When recording, the frame counter will display the elapsed time. Use the up/down key to scroll through the menu options. Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed. With the menu option to be changed highlighted, press the right key; the settings will be displayed with the current setting indicated by an arrow. To return to the menu options, press the left key. Use the zoom lever to highlight the new setting. Press the center button of the controller to select the highlighted setting. Basic RecordingMode Movie Image size WhiteBalance Color mode 320 X 240 Auto Color Once a setting has been selected, the cursor will return to the menu options and the new setting will be displayed. To return to the movie/audio mode, press the menu button. 58 MOVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING Basic Recording mode Image size White balance Movie Audio 320 X 240 160 X 120 Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Color B&W Sepia The recording mode option switches between recording movie clips or audio. Image size not only affects the resolution of the movie image, but also changes the maximum length of the movie clip. The recording rate for a 320 X 240 size movie is approximately 340 KB/sec, and approximately 85 KB/sec for a 160 X 120 movie. Recording time is only limited by the capacity of the memory card. A 16 MB memory card can contain approximately 41 seconds of digital video recorded at 320 X 240 or 150 seconds at 160 X 120. Any changes to these two options will also affect the recording mode. Color mode NOTES ON MOVIE RECORDING In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled, . [. . . ] · A special built-in, long-life battery supplies power to the clock and memory when the camera is turned off. If the camera resets each time it is turned off, the battery is exhausted. It must be replaced at a Minolta service facility. · Keep battery and camera charger contacts clean. [. . . ]